Chapter 342

Chapter 342: The Destined Future Self!

Belief!

　　Dongqian already understood what Ye Tianming meant.

　　Ye Tianming looked at the star deity. At this moment, the longing for “becoming a god” that had been in his eyes was gone. He said slowly, “The reason the gods went to war back then was because their beliefs differed from one another. In other words, you must belong to a certain faction……”

　　As he spoke, he glanced at the white-haired woman and Dongqian beside him, “And the deities these two women believe in are clearly different, even opposing. Then there’s me — with your power, you must have seen through me long ago, yet you still wanted us to walk this great path and undergo the inheritance trial…… does that make sense?”

　　The star deity smiled, “So you were on guard from the very beginning.”

　　Ye Tianming nodded, “One can never be too careful. Besides, Miss Dongqian told me earlier that among deities, there are good ones and bad ones. Who can guarantee you’re one of the good ones?”

　　The star deity asked with some curiosity, “If you were on guard from the start, then why did you still go up?”

　　Ye Tianming stared at the star deity, “There were benefits to be gained. Why wouldn’t I?”

　　The star deity laughed, “Aren’t you afraid of gaining something with your life but not living to enjoy it?”

　　Ye Tianming glanced at the streak of sword light between the star deity’s brows, “If I’m not mistaken, you must be very, very weak right now.”

　　The star deity smiled, “Your guess is correct. I am indeed very, very weak right now. But with your level of strength, you can’t even imagine — no matter how weak a god becomes, they are still a god. Not something mere ants can contend with.”

　　Ye Tianming suddenly asked, “I wonder if you’ve noticed something?”

　　The star deity asked with interest, “What is it?”

　　Ye Tianming smiled, “It’s that these two ladies beside us have been completely calm and composed this whole time.”

　　The star deity glanced at Dongqian and the white-haired woman. Indeed, from start to finish, the two of them had been perfectly calm.

　　The star deity smiled, “It seems you still don’t understand what a ‘god’ truly is. You cultivate by absorbing the incense offerings granted by deities, but ‘gods’ do not — gods cultivate by absorbing the faith and incense of all living beings. In other words, your power comes from ‘divine bestowal’. Do you understand?”

　　With that, he suddenly extended a single finger and gently pointed.

　　Boom!

　　All of a sudden, deep within the distant star river, a planet seemed to be lifted by an invisible hand and began to move directly.

　　Moving a planet!

　　In an instant, a terrifying pressure spread out from the depths of the universe like a raging storm.

　　The universe boiled!

　　The star river churned!

　　Witnessing this, both Dongqian and the white-haired woman’s expressions turned grave. They felt a sense of oppression unlike anything they had ever experienced before.

　　Though the one before them was not as powerful as before, this was a genuine true god — and moreover, a supreme true god.

　　This was the divine pressure of a god.

　　The star deity looked down at the three of them, a faint smile still on his face, but his gaze was as if he were looking at three insignificant ants.

　　Ye Tianming stepped back to Dongqian’s side, “Are you confident?”

　　Dongqian stared at the star deity, not a trace of fear in her eyes, “Worth a try.”

　　Ye Tianming turned to look at the white-haired woman beside him, “Join forces.”

　　The white-haired woman glanced at him and said nothing.

　　Silence meant consent.

　　At this point, they naturally understood that only by joining forces would they have a chance.

　　Smart people know how to choose.

　　Not far away, the star deity suddenly laughed, “Come, come. I’ll give you the chance to make your move.”

　　It wasn’t arrogance — it was simply that as a true god, he understood all too well how vast the gap was between a god and the beings below.

　　As he had said before, the beings below survived by depending on gods like him. In other words, the power of all living beings in the divine universe came from them, the gods.

　　The beings below could never slay a god!

　　It had never happened before!

　　Dongqian suddenly stepped forward. Her eyes slowly closed. Between her brows, a golden light suddenly condensed, and in the next moment, a towering golden radiance shot into the sky and pierced deep into the star river. Soon, a golden bronze mirror ten thousand feet wide appeared within the star river.

　　The golden bronze mirror erupted with endless brilliant golden light, bathing the entire star river in a resplendent golden glow.

　　The star deity was somewhat surprised, “The Heavenly Lord Mirror! A divine artifact of the Heavenly Lord God has actually ended up in your hands…….”

　　The Heavenly Lord Mirror!

　　The supreme god-slaying weapon of the Heavenly Lord Divine Palace.

　　Almost simultaneously, the white-haired woman not far away suddenly swept her sleeve, and a black spear burst through the air and shot deep into the star river. With the appearance of that black spear, the stretch of star river where it appeared instantly became a realm of dead silence — even the starlight was extinguished!

　　A look of surprise appeared in the star deity’s eyes once more, “The Moha Death Spear!”

　　The Moha Death Spear!

　　A god-slaying weapon!

　　Two god-slaying weapons!

　　Ye Tianming was also somewhat taken aback. He had heard Lu Ren mention before that god-slaying weapons were nearly nonexistent in this era, yet two had appeared at once.

　　For a mortal to slay a god, a god-slaying weapon was essential.

　　Only a god-slaying weapon forged by a god could break through a god’s divine body.

　　This was undoubtedly the foundation of confidence the two women had when facing this star deity.

　　The star deity smiled, “Interesting. Come, let me see how much of these two god-slaying weapons’ power you can bring out.”

　　With that, he lightly pressed his right hand forward. Deep within the distant star river, millions of stars suddenly trembled, and then streams of starlight surged out, rushing straight toward Ye Tianming and the other two.

　　A rain of stars!

　　A divine technique!

　　And this divine technique was being used by a true god — its power was simply incomparable to what Zhoubai and Su Chen had displayed before.

　　Dongqian looked up at the starlight pouring down like a torrential rain, her gaze sharp and fierce. She slowly raised her palm, and within the star river, the Heavenly Lord Mirror suddenly shuddered violently. In the next moment, hundreds of millions of streams of divine light surged out from within it like a raging tide, carrying a world-destroying momentum as they crashed fiercely into that rain of stars.

　　Almost simultaneously, the Moha Death Spear in the distance charged directly into the depths of the star river, wrapped in a domain of death. Within that death domain, the aura of darkness and death intertwined, forming a heart-chilling force.

　　The Moha Death Spear moved like a bolt of black lightning, carrying that terrifying death domain as it slammed hard into the dense starlight.

　　The moment the three forces converged, a deafening roar erupted directly. Wave after wave of terrifying shockwaves spread outward in all directions like a surging tide.

　　Below, Ye Tianming quietly watched the depths of the star river. Soon, his expression grew grave, for he noticed that the power of the two god-slaying weapons was slowly being suppressed.

　　Seeing this, the star deity suddenly laughed, “Though they are god-slaying weapons, you are ultimately mortals and cannot bring out their full power…… Of course, even if you truly could unleash their full might, it would be of no use against me.”

　　As he spoke, he gently pressed down with his right hand.

　　Boom!

　　Deep within the star river, a colossal finger made of stars descended straight down. The finger blazed with brilliant starlight, as if it had gathered the power of the entire star river. As it fell, in just an instant, it forcibly shattered the hundreds of millions of streams of divine light released by the Heavenly Lord Mirror. The divine light bloomed like dazzling fireworks, but vanished in the blink of an eye.

　　At the same time, the death domain of the Moha Death Spear, crushed under this colossal star finger, collapsed like fragile bubbles in an instant. The aura of darkness and death was completely devoured by the starlight.

　　And the colossal star finger did not stop — it continued to descend straight down, pressing toward Ye Tianming and the other two with an all-crushing force.

　　A fierce light flashed in Dongqian’s eyes. She stepped forward, once again driving the Heavenly Lord Mirror, which transformed into a stream of divine light and crashed into the colossal star finger.

　　On the other side, the white-haired woman also drove the Moha Death Spear once more, sending it crashing into the colossal finger.

　　Boom boom boom!

　　The two god-slaying weapons slammed into the colossal star finger. The moment the three forces converged, the area of convergence instantly exploded. The three forces tore and destroyed each other wildly, and wave after wave of incomparable shockwaves swept deep into the universe — utterly terrifying.

　　Seeing this, the star deity was also somewhat surprised, but that surprise quickly turned to excitement, “Not bad, not bad. Worthy of beings with special constitutions. Both of your bodies are suited for me…… However…….”

　　As he spoke, he suddenly turned to look at Ye Tianming in the distance, and his smile suddenly became strange.

　　Seeing the other’s smile, Ye Tianming suddenly realized something. His expression changed drastically in an instant, and he immediately looked toward Dongqian, “Watch out…….”

　　As he spoke, without hesitation, he slammed his right hand down hard toward the white-haired woman. With that press, a terrifying force suddenly emerged between heaven and earth!

　　The Law of All Beings!

　　At the same moment Ye Tianming made his move, the white-haired woman directly recalled the Moha Spear, then fiercely thrust it toward Dongqian who stood not far beside her.

　　The sudden turn of events made Dongqian’s expression change as well. She spun around sharply, trying to recall her Heavenly Lord Mirror, but it was already too late.

　　Thud!

　　The spear pierced straight through her chest, and blood surged out instantly.

　　However, just as the white-haired woman was about to finish Dongqian off completely, a terrifying force forcibly suppressed the white-haired woman’s cultivation realm.

　　The Law of All Beings!

　　The white-haired woman was instantly startled and spun around sharply to look at Ye Tianming. Ye Tianming was about to strike again, but at that very moment, the star deity suddenly transformed into a streak of starlight and entered between Ye Tianming’s brows.

　　At the same time, a laughing voice suddenly rang out within Ye Tianming’s mind, “A mortal body — and moreover, the mortal body of all beings. Truly heaven’s blessing upon me……”

　　With that, the star deity passed through directly, intending to absorb Ye Tianming’s past fortune.

　　However, he was dumbfounded.

　　Ye Tianming had no past!

　　A complete blank!

　　What was going on?

　　The star deity turned around and headed toward Ye Tianming’s future.

　　Soon, the star deity stopped. At the far end of his vision, a woman in a plain dress stood there.

　　The star deity looked the plain-dressed woman over and laughed, “So you are his future fortune? And you’re actually a woman……. How truly exciting this is!! Haha……”